http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinio...549_story.html
Since I work in a school environment, this caught my attention. Granted I do not work with little kids but college ones.
The author points out the difficulties and lack of utility of lockdown procedures. She bemoans the fact that many of the procedures will fail and leave her helpless. The interesting mindset issues occur towards the end of the article.
There seems to be no conceptualization or consideration that there are better means to fight than waving the fire extinguisher or being a human shield. The solution is controlling guns - without any thought to the rights issue AND the problems of actual making an impact on rampage shooters without some magic wand that makes all guns disappear and no more be built. Such things won't happen in the USA.
I've seen the same thing. I asked someone what would you do if a rampage shooter came into your classroom (even assuming you had some warning). The answer was: What can you do?
Yes, there have been close quarters grappling but a large lecture allows much separation and that won't work before many are dead. Unfortunately, the mindset of armed self-defense is alien to many in the education game. One can speak up but it is only successful in areas with local strong gun cultures.
The Chronicle of Higher Education is running stores of how Utah's campus carry is violating the First Amendment rights of speakers. They don't want to come to campus as their views have brought death threats (from damn idiots). They fear the licensed carrier will lose it and open fire.